Umbilical Amulet
NA5431
From: United States of America | South Dakota (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA5431 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sioux |
Provenience | United States of America | South Dakota (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Buckskin | Bead | Quill | Feather |
Iconography | Lizard |
Description | Lizard-shaped leather fetish, covered with dark blue, medium blue, white, clear, green, yellow and red beads. Longer white beads on each foot. Yellow feathers on 3 legs (probably missing from fourth: front right). Red braided tail. |
Length | 16 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. M. A. Thompson, 1916 |
Other Number | 118 - Collector Number |
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